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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

686 head

▼ 550 vs last sale 1,236▼ 592 vs year ago 1,278 · −46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes. Market and demand affected by hot and dry weather conditions which restricted the movement of cattle for today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.78/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.98 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$306.78

29 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs KY average

+6.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	310.98	1,717	23
Medium and Large 2	530	299.34	1,587	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	282.03	1,546	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

306.78

—

KY average25 barns · 680 hd

303.13

+3.65

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+6.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−153.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $460.76 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,358	161.39	2,191	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	137.12	1,685	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	134.82	2,231	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	122.05	1,233	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	116.00	1,433	1thin

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	980	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	358.47/cwt	351.00–362.50	1,312	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	323.91/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,192	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	335.36/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,409	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	307.60/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,412	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	326.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,564	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	313.54/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,646	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	299.34/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,587	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	283.04/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,500	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	308.63/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,781	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	258.03/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,574	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	298.03/cwt	290.00–300.50	1,848	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,682	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	244.86/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,648	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	270.70/cwt	262.00–273.00	1,830	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	247.92/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,788	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,614	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	239.82/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,842	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,733	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	261.79/cwt	259.00–264.50	2,181	128
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,219	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,978	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,054	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,986	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,287	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	681	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	299.25/cwt	297.00–301.00	982	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	303.57/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,178	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,122	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	293.10/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,257	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,214	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,460	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	288.50/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,362	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	293.01/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,521	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	277.01/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,446	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	243.49/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,286	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	249.34/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,436	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	261.46/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,522	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,664	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	247.71/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,543	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	236.48/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,565	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	225.27/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,647	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,732	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	1,944	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	208.41/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,726	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	981	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	306.55/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,150	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,268	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	331.56/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,426	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,445	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	291.06/cwt	283.00–299.00	1,525	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	298.46/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,710	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,598	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,476	1
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	680	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,275	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	226.66/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,639	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	497	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,327	2
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	710	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	162.77/cwt	162.00–163.50	2,393	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,254	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,290	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,393	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,000	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	137.30/cwt	133.50–141.50	1,687	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	150.22/cwt	149.50–151.00	1,995	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	134.82/cwt	131.50–138.00	2,231	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,132	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Jun 17, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 1,236Year ago 1,278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	497	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	710	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	338.00	338.00
7	350–400	368	312.50–331.00	323.91
5	400–450	420	326.00–340.00	335.36
10	450–500	479	325.00–330.00	326.44
11	500–550	525	308.00–320.00	313.54
12	550–600	577	305.00–313.00	308.63
11	600–650	620	290.00–300.50	298.03
17	650–700	676	262.00–273.00	270.70
18	700–750	721	240.00–256.00	247.92
12	750–800	768	234.00–244.00	239.82
1	800–850	810	214.00	214.00
1	850–900	895	221.00	221.00
1	900–950	925	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	950	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	459	302.00–310.00	307.60
3	500–550	530	299.00–300.00	299.34
2	650–700	670	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
128	800–850	833	259.00–264.50	261.79
60	850–900	870	255.00	255.00
52	950–1000	953	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	351.00–362.50	358.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	287.50	287.50
3	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	281.00–285.00	283.04
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	610	256.00–260.00	258.03
4	650–700	673	240.00–248.00	244.86
1	750–800	765	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	519	290.00–301.00	293.01
1	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
65	800–850	821	236.75	236.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	302.50	302.50
7	300–350	328	297.00–301.00	299.25
2	350–400	388	300.00–307.00	303.57
4	400–450	429	291.00–300.00	293.10
14	450–500	472	284.00–296.00	288.50
18	500–550	522	270.00–283.00	277.01
20	550–600	582	251.00–267.00	261.46
19	600–650	623	240.00–255.00	247.71
8	650–700	662	230.00–243.00	236.48
8	700–750	731	220.00–229.00	225.27
4	750–800	791	219.00	219.00
5	800–850	828	204.00–215.00	208.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	467	310.00–315.00	312.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	397	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	440	276.00	276.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	528	241.00–246.00	243.49
3	550–600	576	249.00–250.00	249.34
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	995	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	383	331.00	331.00
7	400–450	430	317.00–335.00	331.56
1	450–500	485	298.00	298.00
6	500–550	524	283.00–299.00	291.06
3	550–600	573	295.00–305.00	298.46
3	700–750	723	225.00–230.00	226.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	274.00	274.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	303.00–310.00	306.55
3	550–600	581	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	85.50	85.50
2	—	933	133.00–135.50	134.36
2	—	1,008	126.00–130.00	128.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	120.00–127.00	123.48
2	—	1,328	149.50–151.00	150.22
6	—	1,229	133.50–141.50	137.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	131.50–138.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	162.00–163.50	162.77
1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,440	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	148.00	148.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.